Direct and indirect treatment approaches for addressing short-term or working memory deficits in aphasia

Aphasiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 317-337

  Murray, Laura L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Memory training; Short term memory; Treatment; Working memory

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

AMNESIA; APHASIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RECALL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SHORT TERM MEMORY DEFICIT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WORKING MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY DEFICIT;

EID: 84858249503     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2011.589894     Document Type: Review

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